Is there a way to check for alternate numbers in quest stages?

[Jadefang]

The options only seem to present Quest in Progress (Stages 1-100, or whatever the maximum is), Quest Complete (Whatever that value was), and Quest Failed (Ditto). Is there a way for an event trigger to distinguish Quest Stage 1 from Quest Stage 2 from Quest Stage 3?

[manikus]

To do this, you need to chain events together.
->event 1: check for stage 1
if present, do whatever
event doesn't happen, chain to:
-->event 2: check for stage 2
if present, do whatever
event doesn't happen, chain to:
--->event 3: etc. etc.

To chain to the next event if the first one doesn't occur, choose this option from the drop down menu in the upper right. I don't have DC in front of me, so I can't recall exactly what the labal is called, but you'll know which one I'm talking about. If I muddled it up, please let me know and I'll find the exact name for you.

[Jadefang]

There doesn't appear to be a label for "stage 1", "stage 2", etc. As I said, the only triggers available for Quests were "failed", "is complete", and "in progress" (and "not present/present in party").

The only other alternative I can think of is making a bunch of individual quests to keep track of each stage, though it seems kind of messy.

[manikus]

Okay. I misunderstood what you're saying. I will bust out DC in a minute and get right back to you.

[Jadefang]

Actually, I think I might've figured it out:
The check is actually done doing the Quest Stage event. If you're on Stage 1, the event will trigger if the Stage input is 2, etc.
To manually advance the quest stage, you have to use the Utilities event.

[manikus]

Sounds like you may have figured it out. If not, and/or for anyone else wanting to know how this works~

1= where to set stage
2= where to set which quest
3= where to set how chain works
Please use these in conjunction with my earlier explanation and the images below.

[SilentThief]

Originally Posted by Jadefang Actually, I think I might've figured it out: The check is actually done doing the Quest Stage event. If you're on Stage 1, the event will trigger if the Stage input is 2, etc. To manually advance the quest stage, you have to use the Utilities event.

Actually, you are 99% right. A quest stage is changed(advanced/modified/changed) when it is checked in the quest stage event OR utilities.

In the quest stage event, it only advances by 1 IF the quest stage is set at the number 1 higher than the current value. This incrementing is the way the quest is set up to do this kind of thing "do A, then B, then C" except it is kept as numbers.

The Utilities allows you to set any quest to any value, do math on the quest values, and (apparently, since I've never done this) add multiple quests values together.
This is good for resetting a quest to value "zero", which takes it away as if the player never had it and the quest can be done again; or for controlling any return (for loop purposes or repeating) on a quest stage

The utilities CAN be used for manually advancing the quest stage, but the quest stage event automatically advances if it is set to the proper number (IE, if you have quest value set at 2 and you step into the square where quest stage 3 is, it increments the value to 3 and does the chain (if any) from quest stage 3.

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